A DISCUSSION on the standards of comparison in connexion with the thermal efficiency of steam engines was held at the Institution of Civil Engineers on Thursday, December n. The Heat Engine and Boiler ...

Which is faster—the steam or electric locomotive? On the face of the latest returns, the “juice” seems to have it. At Erie, Pa., last week a speed of 105 miles an hour was attained over a short test ...

DOM:Today, we bring you a man who had a very special kind of genius. DICK:He took an invention that had been around for more than 50 years, the steam engine, and made it a shedload better. DOM:Yeah, ...

RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif. — Good times and holiday spirit. That’s what the train fanatics at Sacramento Valley Live Steamers have been hauling behind them since 1972. Steam drifted across the tracks at ...